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OUR FINAL DAY IN UTAH… ONE FOR THE MEMORY.

PlanetSKI ends its week-long trip to Utah. Snow shoeing, cross country skiing, ice castles & a swim in a 10,000 year old thermal crater.

It was going to be hard to beat the day in Sundance:

PlanetSKI heads to Zermatt: the one in Utah not Switzerland

But the next day I gave it my best shot.

It was going to be a day of alternative snow activities.

First up it was a spot of snow shoeing with my friend Max.

And her furry friends.

Meet Striker.

Snow shoeing round the Jordanelle reservoir. Image © PlanetSKI.

And Moose.

Snow shoeing round the Jordanelle reservoir. Image © PlanetSKI.

We walked round the Jordanelle reservoir.

With a picnic lunch.

Snow shoeing round the Jordanelle reservoir. Image © PlanetSKI.

Snow shoeing is perhaps not to everyone’s taste, but it is mine.

Snow shoeing round the Jordanelle reservoir. Image © PlanetSKI.

It is good to get away from the lifts, the crowds and the whole commercial side of skiing and just wander around in the snowy mountains. Getting back to nature.

I had a snowshoe as I arrived, and I did it again on my final day in Utah.

Cross country skiing is out of the same draw.

And as enjoyable.

Cross country skiing in Midway. Image © PlanetSKI.

Midway was home to the Nordic events of the 2002 Winter Olympics at Soldier Hollow and is part of the bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics.

Midway, Utah. Image © PlanetSKI.

It is a centre for cross-county skiing so it seemed natural to give it a go.

Cross country skiing in Midway. Image © PlanetSKI.

I did my final snow report.

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So, what is the town of Midway like?

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It certainly feels like being in America with some typical western architecture.

Midway, Utah. Image © PlanetSKI.

Midway, Utah. Image © PlanetSKI.

Midway, Utah. Image © PlanetSKI.

Then after skiing it was a quick visit to the Ice Castle opposite Zermatt Resort.

Ice Castle, Midway. Image © PlanetSKI.

Ice Castle, Midway. Image © PlanetSKI.

Ice Castle, Midway. Image © PlanetSKI.

And then a highlight of the trip.

A soak in the thermal waters of  The Crater that is over 10,000 years old.

Midway is home to Utah’s only geothermal hot spring.

Housed in a beehive-shaped limestone rock on the Homestead property.

The Crater, Midway. Image © PlanetSKI.

And what is that light in the water beneath me I hear you ask….

The Crater, Midway. Image © PlanetSKI.

The Crater is more than 20m deep and is a magnet for local scuba divers.

The Crater, Midway. Image © PlanetSKI.

Thank You Zermatt… Thank You Midway… Thank You Utah.

It has been a blast.

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